Ásia

See also: asia, Asia, asía, Asía, Àsia, asĩa, .asia, and Ասիա

Guaraní

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.sja/

Proper noun

Ásia

1. Asia

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈaːsiːa/

Proper noun

Ásia

1. Asia

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Asia (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Āsia (“Asia Minor; Asia”), from Ancient Greek Ἀσία (Asía, “Asia Minor; Asia”), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊 (a-si-wi-ja), of uncertain origin, possibly from Akkadian or Hittite.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.zi.ɐ/ [ˈa.zɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈa.zjɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.zi.ɐ/ [ˈa.zɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈa.zjɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.zi.a/ [ˈa.zɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ˈa.zja/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.zjɐ/

• Hyphenation: Á‧si‧a

Proper noun

Ásia f

1. Asia (a continent east of Europe and north of Oceania)
2. (historical, Ancient Rome) Asia (a province of the Roman Empire; modern western Turkey)

Related terms

• Ásia Maior
• Ásia Menor
• asiano
• asiático
• ásio
• Australásia
• Eurásia